The History of Computers: From
ENIAC to Modern Day
by
Alan Pinter
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The History of Computers: From
ENIAC to Modern Day
Purpose of Controlling Statement:
In this paper, I am going to tell about the history of computers, from ENIAC to the devices of today.
Thesis Statement:
The history of the computer is charecterized by several major advancements over the last sixty years.
1: ENIAC
1946
John Presper Eckert & John
W. Mauchly
14: Modern Day
Mac
1984
Apple Computer
Windows
1985
Microsoft
4: The Integrated Circuit
1958
Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce
5: Computer Mouse
1964
Douglas Engelbart
2: Transistor
1947/1948
John Bardeen, Walter
Brattain & Wiliam Shockley
13: DOS & Lisa
1981 & 1983
Microsoft & Apple
3: FORTRAN Computer
Programming Language
1954
John Backus & IBM
7: The "Floppy" Disk
1971
Alan Shugart &IBM
6: ARPAnet
1969
The original Internet
10: VisiCalc Spreadsheet
Software
1978
Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston
9: Apple I, II & TRS-80 &
Commodore Pet Computers
1976/1977
11: WordStar Software
1979
Seymour Rubenstein & Rob
Barnaby
8: Xerox Star & Ethernet
1973
Robert Metcalfe & Xerox
12: The IBM PC - Home
Computer
1981
IBM
